The Jeep Trail

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Status:	Temporary Closure
Typically Open:	Year Round
Permit Information:	Permit Required - Click Here
Length:	2.01 miles
Highest Elevation:	1652 feet
Duration:	About 50 minutes
Shape of Trail:	Straight Through
Best Direction to Travel:	N/A
Nearest Town:	Tillamook
Nearest Town w/ Services:	Tillamook
Official Road Name:	Jeep Trail
Management Agency:	Oregon Department of Forestry
District:	Tillamook District

Highlights

The Jeep Trail is one of only a handful of 4x4 trails in the Trask OHV region of western Tillamook State Forest. This is a purely scenic trail, offering the explorer a narrow, but enjoyable route among huge ferns, moss-covered trees, and stunning views.

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Route Information

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Waypoints

1. Trailhead (Bottom)- Turn North from N. Fork Rd. (0 mi)

This is the "bottom" or lower access to Jeep Trail. Watch carefully, as you may easily drive right by this trailhead. The trailhead is off North Fork Rd., 1.4 miles east of Trask River Rd. Watch for the trail sign on your left, just past the bridge.

Directions to Trailhead

Starting Point: Tillamook Oregon

From downtown Tillamook travel east on Hwy-6 for 2.6 miles to Trask River Rd. Turn right onto Trask River Rd. At 1.9-miles turn left at the intersection with Long Prarie Rd. Continue on Trask River Rd. for 10-miles to the intersection with North Fork Road. Turn left onto North Fork Rd and travel east for 1.4miles. The trailhead will be on your left, just beyond a small bridge.

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Trail Reviews (6)

Questions & Answers (1)

Q: Still closed?

–Jeep Wick (07/23/2021)

–Dean Johnston (07/23/2021)

Writer Information

Dean Johnston

Mapping Crew - Oregon

Dean has lived in Oregon for over 12 years - having spent most of his adult life in Southern California where his love for exploring the outdoors was born. Over the years Dean has hiked to remote fishing holes, mountain biked red-dirt trails of AZ, and backpacked the trails of the Eastern Sierras. As an avid off-road explorer driving a Jeep Wrangler, Dean can often be found traversing the back-roads and trails of Oregon and Washington, or overlanding in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah. Dean is also a Trail Guide for Jeep Jamboree USA, guiding jamboree participants in and around the 4x4 trails of Tillamook State Forest in Oregon. Dean's day-job is Business Development for a local aerospace company, but he has also owned & operated a number of small businesses. Dean is a retired Police Officer, an Army veteran, and airplane pilot.

Tillamook, Oregon (Tillamook County)